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The soldier nodded, "There is such a thing. I heard it from someone else. The general has a girl he loves, but unfortunately, she was killed by the Huns." After that, the general would rarely show a smile. His heart was set on the battlefield, and he rarely returned to the capital. No matter how hard the family tried to urge him, they just didn't care about the matter of the marriage. "

So it was like that.

After hearing Liu Zhong's explanation, Su Zhi more or less understood the reason why Xiao Qian had become an adult bachelor.

If his beloved woman died at the hands of the Huns, she would definitely want to take revenge on her enemies.

Thinking about it, this Great General Xiao was also a loyal person, after the death of his lover, he had never thought about marriage.

In the ancient times, when there were many wives and concubines, he could be considered a true man that could support both heaven and earth.

Liu Zhong finished washing the vegetables and wiped the sweat off his forehead, complaining, "It's quite hot today, so it's not possible to go to posterior mountain's hot springs to wash. In a while, I'll call a few brothers to go to the river pond."

Su Zhi was lost in thought, and after reacting half a beat later, she slowly asked: "Why can't I go to the hot spring?"

"Cough, the general has just ordered that because of the presence of wild beasts in the posterior mountain, in order to ensure the safety of the soldiers, we are not allowed to go near the hot spring area. Those who violate this law are to be punished according to military law."

Could it be because of what happened last night? When she thought back to last night when she had appeared in front of Xiao Qian, completely naked, Su Zhi could not help but blush.

Liu Zhong looked at her and scratched his head in embarrassment, "young lady Su, you're so handsome, even more beautiful than our village's emerald flowers."

Su Zhi burst out laughing, tidied up Qing Cai and stood up.

Xiao Qian ordered for the soldiers to not go to the posterior mountain Hot Spring, but did it not restrict her freedom? Was she worried that someone would disturb her by accident and cause her to lose her body?

Thinking of this, Su Zhi's heart felt warm, and was very grateful for his care and carefulness.

Her, Xiao Qian's, personality should be one of those who doesn't like to speak, but would do anything practical.

Although he had lost some of his surface sweetness, this kind of man was worth entrusting his entire life to. He didn't know who the lucky guy was, who would be able to marry him.

After finishing all the vegetables that needed to be prepared for dinner, Su Zhi pulled Little Pancake who was playing with the grass dummy along to the city gate to wait. She wanted to see when Ah Jin and the others would return.

The sun had set at the last moment, and the sound of galloping horses came from outside the city gate with the urge to return home.

Before even seeing anyone, Little Pancake had jumped up in joy.

The moment the city gates opened, soldiers came back with three sheep and two carts of game on their backs.

Su Zhi stood at the side with the child in her arms, her gaze landing on the ewe. The lamb next to him was wailing in fear. The other one looked like it was ready to give birth to a baby. It held its stomach and kicked its hooves in an uneasy manner.

"Mother, we're back!"

When Su Zhi turned around, Ah Jin had already dismounted from his horse and ran towards her, holding onto the object wrapped in a shirt, showing it off to her like a treasure.

"Mom, look!"

"This is?"

Ah Jin laughed happily and carefully opened the package, "It's honey."

Su Zhi was so shocked that she ignored the entire beehive in his hand and nervously looked at him with a new eye, with a reproachful tone, "How do you touch these, are you hurt?"

Ah Jin shook his head, then turned back to look at Xiao Qian who was behind him with a little guilty feeling, "I'm fine, it's just that Uncle Xiao he ?"

"The child said that you like to drink nectar and that you kept an eye out along the way. Coincidentally, we bumped into one of them."

Su Zhi didn't even need to explain before she understood what was going on. When she saw Xiao Qian intentionally bringing his hand behind his back to avoid her gaze, she knew that he had been stung by a bee.

In front of everyone, it was hard to say anything. Su Zhi nodded slightly, thanked him for her good intentions, and followed the team that was escorting the prey back to the kitchen.

With someone helping him, the food would soon be ready.

Evening meal made ginger beef fillets, dried bamboo shoots, stir-fried cabbage, plus a dish of cold mixed cucumber and liver powder soup.

Due to the weather being hot, Su Zhi specially made a cold shell and took out some mustard pepper and other seasonings from the system.

Tears filled the eyes of the men in the camp who had just finished their meal.

It was women who were more meticulous in cooking and knew how to reward a man's stomach.

After listening to the praises no less than a hundred times, the sense of accomplishment Su Zhi felt slowly increasing.

After she finished her meal, Su Zhi started to think about how she should use the honey on the stove.

It would be a waste to pour water. Honey was useful and had a high nutritional value. It was also valuable as wild pure honey, so he needed to use it efficiently.

The woman thought for a while, then Su Zhi decided to make some honey for her child to satisfy her craving.